Fireworks?

It's July 2nd, but we're experiencing fireworks as if it was the Fourth. How about you?

Totally illegal in Illinois but you wouldn't know it. 

When people are in from out of town they are surprised to hear they're illegal.

We can buy snakes, sparklers, smoke bombs......

Yeah... dog is not pleased with the situation.

They are legal now here in PA, and every weekend sounds like a fire fight. I don't know how my  war veteran neighbors can stand it. 

Toddler is awake. Dog is barking. Wife's PTSD has her on the brink. Neighbor (veteran) has been smoking all day to deal with it. Smells like college over the fence. Wish I could join. 
 

Not a fan. 

Someone in the apartment across the alley set off some sort of mortar a little while ago that just about knocked me out of my chair.  It will be loud here for the next few nights; they seem to like waiting until after midnight to really go at it.  

My neighborhood is terrible. It sounds like a war zone for the entire week of the 4th. It is really getting going tonight. You'd think the sirens from the cops screaming around to respond to the complaints would put a damper on the explosions but so far nothing. 

We leave town for the 4th every year and return to our house and cars covered in a thick layer of ash and shredded cardboard. 

At least 10 big mortars a minute now. The dog is shaking but doing better than most years 

We had one neighbor(special shiny guy) who decided the otherwise quiet neighborhood needed a preview of the 4th. Dogs not happy. 1 freaks and wants to chase explosions, other sits looking like she just got in trouble.  Had to sit with them for a while to calm them. 
 

Our neighbor decided to hold a party for 100+ people in his backyard by our house. Complete with commercial grade pa system belting music. Makes it really easy to get kids to bed when bass is thumping. NOT. 

I think people are holding fire for the 4th so far. My wife has massive anxiety issues with fireworks. She doesn't know why, but it puts her in an almost panic state. So, fuuunnn

We don't have dogs and they don't particularly stress me, but I really don't understand the fascination.

I love professional fireworks displays but I got over the amateur hour stuff when I was about 14.

So far this weekend there has been rain in my part of Maryland.

So things have been pretty quiet for me.

I like firecrackers and other small stuff, but I just don't mess with them since I live in a neighborhood with lots of dogs.  I am lucky that my cat just doesn't seem to care about fireworks one way or another.

It's ramping up a bit here in our neighborhood.  The dogs don't particularly like it: one just hangs in his crate in the basement and spaztastic one just follows me around and tries to climb into my butthole for safety.  It's whatever, though.  I don't really care for the fireworks like I used to, but if folks enjoy it, then more power to them!

Ah, the annual "I hate fireworks in my neighborhood" thread.

Fireworks would be a nice change.  Here we have (a few) people who like to squeeze off a few dozen rounds of whatever semi-auto they happen to feel like shooting.  I'd like to think they have the muzzle aimed in a safe direction, but who really knows?  A local child was killed a few years back when he had the misfortune of having a wayward bullet return to earth by way of his skull.  I'm as big a gun nut as the next guy, but gun safety is no joke, and I really don't want to hear it in my neighborhood.  Take it to the range.

Fireworks?  Toys with a lot less potential for harm.  Let freedom ring!

I don't hate them, I just feel they're incredibly expensive. 

Some folks must like burning their money.

In reply to ShawnG :

Last I checked, you could buy quite a pile of fireworks for less than the cost of a race car.

Apexcarver said:

Our neighbor decided to hold a party for 100+ people in his backyard by our house. Complete with commercial grade pa system belting music. Makes it really easy to get kids to bed when bass is thumping. NOT.

I am thinking of the opening scene of 44 Minutes when Michael Madsen's character casually takes a pair of bolt cutters to the neighbor's electrical mains.

I personally don't see the appeal of fireworks.  I used to spend the 4th at the open autocross at BeaveRun, they don't hold those anymore otherwise I'd be there tomorrow.

1988RedT2 said:

In reply to ShawnG :

Last I checked, you could buy quite a pile of fireworks for less than the cost of a race car.

But a race car makes a loud noise more than once.

ShawnG said:

1988RedT2 said:

In reply to ShawnG :

Last I checked, you could buy quite a pile of fireworks for less than the cost of a race car.

But a race car makes a loud noise more than once.

You assume the builder is competent.

People show up early & stake off their own beachhead so it'll be nearly 20-miles of drunken south Mississippians doing their best(worst) impression of the Normandy landing tomorrow night. 
 

Fortunately our pets aren't bothered by the noise, and the local wildlife was having was having their nightly party on the patio, so they don't seem too bothered by it either. 
 

I just hope there isn't a strong wind out of the south tomorrow night. I really don't want any ordinance landing on our roof again. Though at least it's been raining daily, so there's minimal concern for fire. 

As long as there's been rain I don't have a concern.

But I live in rural Idaho and hear gunfire nearly every day to

Antihero said:

As long as there's been rain I don't have a concern.

 

But I live in rural Idaho and hear gunfire nearly every day to

Gunfire doesn't bother me in the same way. More of a pop than a boom.

In reply to mtn :

Um...the bullets.

In the 1990s in my 30s, our whole neighborhood would get together and shoot lots of fireworks and drink way too much beer. It was awesome then. We were all families with kids about the same age.

Now it's a busy work night for me and I'm drinking too much coffee. I see the fireworks from above which is still pretty awesome. Most years I get at least one patient who blew some fingers off. No fingers so far tonight but I'll let you know how tomorrow night goes.